An evening with... Kate Adie CBE

Event Date

28 April 2026

Time

18:00 - 19:30

Description

In January 2019, broadcaster and author Kate Adie CBE became Bournemouth University's fifth Chancellor.
Kate was the BBC’s Chief News Correspondent from 1989 to 2003 and covered major international events.
She is also a prolific author on a range of subjects, including women in World War One, and presents ‘From Our Own Correspondent’ on Radio 4.
Kate was appointed OBE in 1993 and CBE in 2017, and has won multiple awards, including a BAFTA Fellowship in 2018 – a lifetime achievement award given in recognition of outstanding achievement in the art forms of moving image; the highest honour BAFTA can bestow.
Kate will share stories from her long and celebrated career, and take questions from the audience during this 90 minute event.

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Talbot campus is easily accessed via public transport and has bike storage points. Please see travel info

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